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<blockquote data-quote="thetoolman" data-source="post: 2977184" data-attributes="member: 2693"><p>I see this topic come up often and its always funny to me. Growing up I started deer hunting with a .243 and didn't know they made bigger calibers till I was a bit older. But I remember on my first deer hunt with my Grandpa we saw some deer about 500-600yds off (my judgment wasnt great at that time, but I later verified it was about 560yds) I asked grandpa would it kill a deer if we shot them from that far? He stated if I could hit it from that far it would. He told me the longest shot he made on a deer was just a tad over 600yds with a .243 and the deer dropped in its tracks. Couldn't even see the deer after it fell on the other end of the bean field. </p><p></p><p>Is every hunter capable of those shots? No, but effectively a center fire rifle .223 and larger will consistently kill deer out to 200 yds and further with the right bullet and shooter.</p><p></p><p>To your original question, a 25-06 will shoot a very long ways, 200 yd ethical kills would not be a problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thetoolman, post: 2977184, member: 2693"] I see this topic come up often and its always funny to me. Growing up I started deer hunting with a .243 and didn't know they made bigger calibers till I was a bit older. But I remember on my first deer hunt with my Grandpa we saw some deer about 500-600yds off (my judgment wasnt great at that time, but I later verified it was about 560yds) I asked grandpa would it kill a deer if we shot them from that far? He stated if I could hit it from that far it would. He told me the longest shot he made on a deer was just a tad over 600yds with a .243 and the deer dropped in its tracks. Couldn't even see the deer after it fell on the other end of the bean field. Is every hunter capable of those shots? No, but effectively a center fire rifle .223 and larger will consistently kill deer out to 200 yds and further with the right bullet and shooter. To your original question, a 25-06 will shoot a very long ways, 200 yd ethical kills would not be a problem. [/QUOTE]
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